Rig Veda 4.58.6 — Mandala 4, Sukta 58, Mantra 6
Sukta 4.58
Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama
Devata: Ghṛta (as purified flow)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
सम्यक्स्रवन्ति सरितो न धेना अन्तर्हृदा मनसा पूयमानाः । एते अर्षन्त्यूर्मयो घृतस्य मृगा इव क्षिपणोरीषमाणाः ॥
Transliteration
samyák sravanti saríto ná dhenā antár hṛdā́ mánasā pūyámānāḥ | eté arṣanty ū́rmayo ghṛtásya mṛgā́ iva kṣipaṇór ī́ṣamāṇāḥ ||
Translation
Mereka mengalir lurus dan benar seperti sungai-sungai, seperti lembu perah, disucikan di dalam oleh hati dan oleh fikiran. Gelombang-gelombang ghṛta ini menerjah, laksana rusa-rusa pantas yang mendesak maju dalam gerak yang menggebu.
Word by Word
सम्यक्straight, rightly, in due order
सम्यक्:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यञ्च् (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+अञ्च्) अथवा अव्यय ‘सम्यक्’
स्रवन्तिthey flow
स्रवन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√स्रु (स्रवति) ‘to flow’
सरितःrivers/streams
सरितः:
Kartā
TypeNoun
Rootसरित् (स्त्री.)
नlike, as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (अव्यय)
धेनाःmilch-cows
धेनाः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) अथवा उपमा-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (स्त्री.)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
Adhikaraṇa
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तर्/अन्तः (अव्यय/उपसर्गार्थ)
हृदाby/with the heart
हृदा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootहृद् (नपुं.)
मनसाby/with the mind
मनसा:
Karaṇa
TypeNoun
Rootमनस् (नपुं.)
पूयमानाःbeing purified
पूयमानाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb
Root√पू (पूयते) ‘to be purified/cleanse’
एतेthese
एते:
Kartā
TypePronoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम)
अर्षन्तिthey rush/stream
अर्षन्ति:
—
TypeVerb
Root√ऋष्/अर्ष् (अर्षति) ‘to move/flow, rush’
ऊर्मयःwaves
ऊर्मयः:
Kartā (एते इत्यस्य अप्पोजिशन्)
TypeNoun
Rootऊर्मि (पुं.)
घृतस्यof ghee/clarified butter
घृतस्य:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootघृत (नपुं.)
मृगाःwild animals, deer
मृगाः:
Kartā (उपमान-कर्तृ) अथवा उपमा-सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootमृग (पुं.)
इवlike
इव:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव (अव्यय)
क्षिपणोःof the thrower/hurler
क्षिपणोः:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षिपणु (पुं.; ‘क्षिप्’ धातोः नु-प्रत्ययान्त/नामधातु-सम्भव) ‘thrower, hurler’
ईषमाणाःstriving, hastening
ईषमाणाः:
Kartā (विशेषणरूपेण)
TypeVerb
Root√ईष्/ईष् (ईषते) ‘to seek/strive, hasten’
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